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Old 16-01-2015, 18:44
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Millennium people was good, not his best work. Kingdom Come had more bite for my money but Ballard always delivers a good helping of wit and pathos.

Onto Ursula LeGuin's The Left Hand Of God. Not my usual fayre but I've heard good things.
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Old 16-01-2015, 20:18
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Just finished Lamentation by C.S Sansom. Very enjoyable. Currently reading H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald which has begun well and that reminded me about The Once And Future King by T.H White which I read and loved about 45 years ago and have downloaded to read again.
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Old 16-01-2015, 21:08
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Jeremy Thorpe - Michael Bloch
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Old 17-01-2015, 13:02
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I'm on the final stretch of Midnight's Children.

Absolutely fabulous book and well deserving of it's Booker of Booker Prize win.

I've got about fifteen books staring at me reproachfully from my to-read pile (with more on the way!) that have been sadly neglected since I started MC. It's really not a book you can fly through, but I'm glad I finally put the effort in to reading it.
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Old 17-01-2015, 13:56
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Ruth Rendell - The Secret House of Death
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Old 18-01-2015, 11:24
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Finished Johan Theorin "The Asylum". A fine psychological thriller based in a Swedish mental hospital. His other novels in the Oland series are wll worth a look too.
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Old 19-01-2015, 04:46
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The Island of Doctor Moreau - HG Wells. It's pretty messed up, gruesome but it's Wells so I'm gonna read to the end.

The Moving Finger, The Sittaford Mystery - Agatha Christie. I like a bit of Christie, very quick reads.

The Shining - Stephen King. Finding this a bit hard to get through tbh.
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Old 19-01-2015, 15:57
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Sophie Hannah - The Telling Error
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Old 20-01-2015, 17:58
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Just finished IT by Stephen King. It was pretty good in parts but not as gripping as I expected it to be. Also, when it came to the child gangbang I was seriously
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Old 20-01-2015, 22:52
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The Ghost by Robert Harris. I feel lost now The last 3 chapters were amazing and it suddenly ends
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Old 21-01-2015, 00:24
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Just finished Lamentation by C.S Sansom. Very enjoyable. Currently reading H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald which has begun well and that reminded me about The Once And Future King by T.H White which I read and loved about 45 years ago and have downloaded to read again.
Lamentation...yes indeed then I returned to Bring up the Bodies which for some reason I'd put down. Wolf Hall was marvellous and I had intended finishing BUTB by tonight but should do soon.
After this Montalbano..very different but full of sunshine as well as murder.
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Old 21-01-2015, 00:32
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The Winter King - Bernard Cornwell
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Old 21-01-2015, 06:01
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Tuffers Cricket Tales by Phil Tufnell
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Old 21-01-2015, 13:41
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Dead Scared - Sharon Bolton
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Old 21-01-2015, 21:01
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Seven Ancient Wonders - Matthew Reilly
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Old 21-01-2015, 21:15
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The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge.
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Old 22-01-2015, 04:38
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F G Cottam; "Brodmaw Bay"...I've read it before but re reading it...I love his books!!
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Old 22-01-2015, 19:55
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Ordered this book called 'who moved my cheese'. Can't wait to find out whodunnit.
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Old 22-01-2015, 22:43
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The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins

If you liked Into the Darkest Corner and Before I Go to Sleep then this is right up your street. I'm about 40% into it right now and it is a real page-turner. Got great reviews on Amazon and I can understand why.
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Old 23-01-2015, 11:05
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The Keep by F. Paul Wilson. I don't usually read horror stories, but I really like this one. I'm going to seek out some of his other books.
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Old 23-01-2015, 19:27
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The Sea Detective - Mark Douglas Home - for once I am starting a series in the right order!
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Old 23-01-2015, 20:14
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Complicit by Nicci French-

I think I'm just about Nicci Frenched out sadly I no longer find them as riveting as I once did, it seems very similar to all their others and the heroines are always oversexed, underfed, completely beautiful, rarified, passionate women which grates slightly after a dozen or so books.
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Old 24-01-2015, 18:04
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Just started reading 'Winners' by Danielle Steel.

The topic is interesting, it's a bit different - a 17-year-old future Olympic skiier, accident, badly hurt (that's all happened within the first couple of chapters and is on the back of the book so no spoilers there!). But I really don't like the writing style at the moment. Only on chapter 3 though, so will give it a chance...
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Old 24-01-2015, 18:28
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I'm reading The Girl on the Train also. Just started it really but very good so far.
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Old 24-01-2015, 22:41
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The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins

If you liked Into the Darkest Corner and Before I Go to Sleep then this is right up your street. I'm about 40% into it right now and it is a real page-turner. Got great reviews on Amazon and I can understand why.
This is on my wish list. I loved Into the darkest corner
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